It’s several years since horrible lies were generated and spread about me….and it doesn’t seem to end.Every time I am about to get an apartment or a job,I am mysteriously “dropped” last minute -with very lame reasons. The minute the “yeshivish grapevine”(where mr.x shines) is consulted, whatever good impression I made is suddenly “out the window”.The hurt is besides the point:it’s simply impossible!!I davened really hard this Shabbos and re-vamped my resume to add recent accomplishments,etc.but for all of you out there WHO SPREAD FALSE LOSHON HORA…YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG-LASTING IT IS.

i have a similar sitch-now im trying to get into sem, and a lot of my teachers believe a lie taht was told about me, as does my principal, so u can imagine wat that does… so in addition to not spreading it, CHECK INTO WHAT YOU ARE TOLD!!!!!!! an extra few minutes of verification can save someones future from becoming messed up

it’s true that those who hurt are temporarily empowered by hashem,and the moment our suffering is meant to end, those forces will be “de-activated”.but those messengers do have free will,and will be 100% accountable for being the “candidates” for the”job”of causing pain to others.

I’ve been in somewhat similar situations and yes, it’s very painful indeed. That’s why many people are not educated enough on how serious this transgression is. (I was ironically reviewing this topic in “Sha’arei Teshuvah” this morning.)

Under no circumstances am I saying that this is your case, perhaps but I personally I used to get extremely paranoid sometimes about what others think of me from experiences I’ve had in the past either with them or people they know. It came to the point where I moved out of the community. I will say that after a few years, I sucked my pride in and went back to the same yeshivah and community with the mindset that I wasn’t and will not let anyone make me feel terrible for being who I am and that I have every right, just as they, to be there as a part of the community. They can say whatever they want. It will be on their cheshban at the end of the day.

Once again, I am sorry to hear your situation. Keep in mind that you do what you need to do and God is running the show. There are reasons why things happen that are out of our control but IY”H we deal with it the best we can.

I sent a 3 page email once for one of the girls I advocated for, to get her into a high school she applied for. I told THEM basically “how dare they listen to loshan horah about this child when they themselves teach their students to stay far away from loshan horah.” I said L”H is a killer and destroys families and nations. They should never listen to loshan horah about anyone and they should make up their own minds about the applicant and not take what they heard at face value. Only listen to the good they heard about the child, and listen to those teachers and mechanchim that had good to say about her because they certainly told the emes. Speak to the child yourself and make up your own minds and then give the child a chance to prove herself.

The head of the school showed up on her doorstep the next morning and told her that whatever happened in the past stays in the past and it is not his concern what others said about her. He was happy to welcome her to the school and it was a fresh start and clean slate for her. She had her best school years in that school. All the teachers loved her and she went on to seminary in E”Y. She in now very happily married.

If there is anything you can add to your application or anything that someone else can add to your application about someone being motzi shem rah on you, and that person ruining your life and good name, that might help especially if you don’t name that person, just say that it was an unfortunate incident or misunderstanding and that every story has two sides to it, but you are following Torah guidelines and are not bad mouthing that person, spreading l”h or being motzi shem rah on that person.

Charliehall – you must be talking about all that motzi shem ra on ywn where people describe you as a far left wing Democrat. B”H you mention it isn’t true. Did you get your latest issue of the Weekly Standard?

Eclipse, I am so sorry for your troubles. It is amazing what some thoughtless words can lead to. Is there any possibility of you moving to another community so that you can make a fresh start? I know that a major move is big sacrifice in terms of proximity to family, but it is something that you should at least consider. Another option is to seek employment with a non-frum organization. I hope that things will turn around for you soon BH.

Eclipse – A piece of advice -when something isn’t working -don’t keep knocking on the same door. Try a different career – esp. try a different community, not the yeshiva world -try a different neighboorhood. Above all, keep trying- never, ever give up!

Its rather unfortunate that some people feel they need to sink so low and try to hurt someone else in order to bring themselves up. To anyone who had false rumors spread about them, hang in there. Hashem is the real judge and He controls everything. Rumors and nosy neighbors are nothing for Him to fix. He gives presents to the ones He loves best.

I don’t know if I would go so far as to make a kiddush….I would want the truth to come out and the actual perps to get what’s comiing to them,butI would not celebrate the tragedy of a child’s death,chas v’sholom.

I am so sorry for your bad mazel, as we have been through this ourselves as a family, and know what its like.

The only comfort is that as my daughter once said “At least you get to know who your real friends are” and who is worth having for a friend!!!! PPL who are chushev tend to not get passed around the shmutzy news, and even if they catch wind of it, they don’t give it much belief.

Someone said something nice once, that when people talk on you you can be sure you’re doing something right. Its the yetzer hara that stirs things up just when you put your right foot first.

The other side is that as long as you can put your head down at night on your pillow with a clear conscience, knowing your account is truly straight with Hashem and that He is happy with you, that is what counts, cause there is an Abishter in the world and He will protect you from ppl who will try to put deterents in your way.

I know that it can hurt deep inside anyways, though. People don’t realize how much until it happens to them.

I tried moving out of this community but “shining ex” called my rov and threatened trouble(which he has proven quite capable of)…as far as Garden of Emunah,it is excellent.so is the new book “forest fieds” about talking to Hashem in plain English…thank you everyone.